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Soil Density Testing Guide

This document describes how to perform a sand cone test to determine soil density. It lists the steps to calibrate the sand used by measuring the weight and volume of sand samples. It then explains how to use a sand cone device to measure the weight of sand needed to fill the cone and calculate the wet and dry unit weights and volume of the hole based on the mass of sand used. The results are used to classify soil density.

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Soil Density Testing Guide

This document describes how to perform a sand cone test to determine soil density. It lists the steps to calibrate the sand used by measuring the weight and volume of sand samples. It then explains how to use a sand cone device to measure the weight of sand needed to fill the cone and calculate the wet and dry unit weights and volume of the hole based on the mass of sand used. The results are used to classify soil density.

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Soils Sand Cone Test

Sand Cone Calibration & Density Determination Sand Used

Volume of Cylinder Measure Weight of Sand to Fill Volume Measure

Height in Trial No. 1 lb

Diameter in Trial No. 2 lb

Volume in3 Trial No. 3 lb

Volume #VALUE! ft3 Average lb

Unit Wt lb/ft3
V=pd2h/4
Loose Density #VALUE! g/cm3

Weight of sand to fill cone

Weight of filled jug + cone lb Weight Used


Weight after Trial No. 1 lb lb

Weight after Trial No. 2 lb lb

Weight after Trial No. 3 lb lb

Average Weight to fill cone lb


Soils Sand Cone Test

NRCS Class. Tested by

Bucket Number Testing date

Lab Data Values Units

mb Mass of bowl lb

mbws Mass of bowl + wet soil lb

mbs Mass of bowl + dry soil lb

mws = mbws - mb Mass of wet soil 0.000 lb

ms = mbs - mb Mass of dry soil 0.000 lb

mw=ms+mbw-mbws Mass of moisture 0.000 lb

w = mw/ms Water Content (%) #DIV/0!

Field Data Values Units

Sand Type

gs Sand Unit Weight lb

B Mass of Jug + Cone before lb

A Mass of Jug + Cone after lb

C=B-A Mass of Sand Used 0.000 lb

D Mass of Sand in Cone lb

E=C-D Mass of Sand in Hole #VALUE! lb

V = E / gs Volume of Hole #VALUE! ft3

g = mws / V Wet Unit Weight #VALUE! lb/ft3

gd = m s / V Dry Unit Weight #VALUE! lb/ft3


Notes:
Soils Sand Cone Test

Soils Sand Cone Test Sand Cone Calibration & Density Determination Sand Used Volume of Cylinder Measure Weight of Sand to Fil
Soils Sand Cone Test NRCS Class. Tested by Bucket Number Testing date Lab Data Values Units Mass of bowl lb Mass of bowl + we
Soils Sand Cone Test

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